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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23
Napoleon's Legacy to France.

Between 1904 and 1915 he has had
slaughtered more than 100000
Frenchmen born within the boundaries
of ancient France, to which must be
added, probably, 1000, 900 of men born
out of these limits, and all for him,
under the title of allies, or slain on his
account, under the title of enemies.
All that the poor, enthusiastic, and
credulous Gauls have gained by con-
tiding their public welfare to him is
two invasions; all that he bequeaths to
them as reward for their devotion,
after this prodigous waste of their
blood and the blood of others, is a
France shorn of fifteen departments
acquired by the public, deprived OF
Savoy, the left bank of the Rhine, and
of Belgium, despoiled of the northeast
angle by which it completed its bound
aries, fortified its most vulnerable point,
and, using the words of Vauban, ''made
the field squares" losing four millions
of new Frenchmen which it had as
simulated after twenty years of life in
common; and, worse still, thrown back
within the frontiers of 1889, alone
diminished in the midst of its aggrand.
lied neighbors, suspected by all
Europe, and lastingly surrounded by q
threatening circle Of distrust and ran.
cor.-H. Idine, IN Neso Princeton Re.
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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23
The Girl and the Mountain Lions.


A wear ago n wonderful story Of the
gallant fight of Therese Tallert with
mountain lions while defending her
flock Of Angora goats on the Little Lost
river. was circulated far and wide in
American and even French papers. The
story set forth how late one evening in
her cabin in the foothills of eastern
Idaho she was awakened by animals
racing around in the stoekade adjoin-
ing. How she arose and with handax
and her dog Badger she stole out into
the moonlight to find the lions in pur-
suit of her goats. How, nothing daunt-
ed, she attacked them and cut one to
the bone with her ak, injured Others
and caused the whole, some six in all,
to flee over the stockade wall.
But the next morning the brave girl
discovered that the throats of many of
her herd had been cut, for fifty of them
lay dead on the ground.
"Well, our GIRLS have been making an
other record said A. j. Bruner, OF
Houston, /. T., to an Examiner man
yesterday, "and she got in her work in
fine style, the usual way with her. She
never looks upon q joo until 1t IS COM
pleJeu aTLlSClcHlIy' -.
"What's she been doing now?"
"Had another fight with mountain
lions. You see, year ago atter
Theresa's fight with them, ID. b. HaW'
lev and other raisers of Angora goats,
those who had suffered losses, put their
heads together and organized posse to
kill them off. They killed a great
many and pretty well thinned them
out, it was thought. For some months
thereafter there were few of them seen
around, and those were very wary.
Lately, however, the lions have
come to the front. The foothills have
seemed to be swarmed with them.
They again invaded the stockades and
sucked the blood of the goats, whose
throats they cut.
"Miss Tallert, who had lost some
more of her flock and knew that the
lions came around them quite often al
night, got O couple of big Wlnchesters
and loaded them with buckshot few
nights ago, then she dug out the chink-
ing between the logs on the side Other
cabin next to the stockade, and from
this portfolio she took up her station;
"Well, in five nights in this way she
killed thirteen mountain lions, and she
saws she is not through with them yet.
"Her herd of goats comprises some
five hundred in all, and perhaps thirty
or fifty have been killed in the last
month or two"
Miss Tallert is German girl who has
been ranching on the Little Lost river
for three or four years. The country
round there is good for Angora goats,
and she got her start by working first
for wages for A. J. Bruner, who is the
biggest grower in that region.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

sae-criss for the NoarAYEsT 81 50.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

"TelI me not in mournful numbers
that the town is full of gloom; for the
mans a crank that slumbers, in these
bursting days of boom. Life is real,
life is earnest and the grave is not its
goal; every dollar that thou turnest
helps to make the old town roll. But
enjoyment and now sorrow, is oul
destined end or way; if you want nc
money, borrow-buy a corner lot each
day! Lives of great men all remind us
we can win immortal fame, let us
leave the chumps behind US, and we'll
get there all the same. In this worlds
broad field of battle, in the bivouac Of
life, let US make the dry bones rattle
buy corner lot for wife! Let US ther
be up and doing, with heart for any
fate, still achieving, still persuing
booming early, booming late.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23
A Pen-Pioture of Louis Blanc.

From a personal paper in the Cen
tury, by Karl Blind, on Louis Blanc,
whom he denominates the last great
leader of the time of the Second Re
public Of France, we quote the follow
ing: ''In society, the smallness of his
stature, combined with the youthful
ness of his visage, and his habit of
shaving the whole face, several times
led to very exhilarating scenes. Even
many years after his arrival in En-
gland, he was repeatedly mistaken for
a youngster. A relative writing to
me from Germany just reminds me of
the following laughable, but highly
inconvenient, incident: DO you
remember the dinner at your house,
when we waited so long, and in
vain, for Louis Blanc? Your Irish
housemaid had sent the boy
away, saying that you were engaged
Another dinner had to be arranged, in
order to give my German relative
chance of meeting Louis Blanc.
"When Louis Blanc's publisher died,
and he temporarily found himself
rather in financial straits, lectures
WOIO dIIdlScu lOI hlul, db my SuH-
gestion, in our st. Johns Wood Athe-
neum. Mysterious Personages and
Agencies Before the French Revolu-
ton, was the title. Quite a crowd of
literary and political celebrities were
expected. By an oversight, Louis
Blanc, on this his first appearance as
lecturer in the English language,
himself almost became mysterious
parsonage to the distinguished au-
dience, the desk being so high that his
head would scarcely have been visi-
BILE. Fortunately, in the nick of time,
footstool was provided, on which he
stood all the while when speaking.
The somewhat constrained attitude
imposed upon him thereby perhaps ac-
counts to some extent for the rather
formal and academic manner of his
delivery. In the French Assembly,
too, he had made use of STOOL
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

+. All medical authorities agree that
catarrh is no more nor less than an
inflammation of the lining membrane
of the nasal air passages. Nasal catarrh
and all catarrhal affections of the head
are not diseases Of the blood, and it is a
serious mistake to treat them as such.
No conscientious physician ever at
tempts to do so. 1t is held by eminent
medical men that sooner or later a
specific will be found for every disease
from which humanity suffers. The
facts justify us in assuming that for
catarrh at least a positive cure already
exists in Ely's Cream Balm. 2t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

The Philadelphia Dispatch, one of
the staunch Republican journals of the
East does not seem to be overwhelmed
by the brilliancy of John Sherman's
late Springfield speech. 1t says:
To say that the Springfield deliver
ance has disgusted other people is put.
ting the case very mildly. One good
effect certainly has been produced; it
has been made as evident as the day
light Of all unclouded noon that the
next presidential election WILDE fought
on some others than the issues of 1861
1865. A peaceful and prosperous even
ifnot brilliant, Democratic administers
ton of the executive departments of the
government without areenslavement OF
the negro, without tany movement forthe
payment of the rebel debt, without any
suggestion of compensation to the
slave-owners for their losses through
emancipation, and without any of the
terrible doings that the political pro-
phets always prophesied before election
day, have demolished the bugaboo
which for many a lorg year was the
chief stock-in-trade of too many Re.
publican leaders.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

=
An editor is. presumed to know
many things, but here is one that gets
away with US: A freight train one
mile in length stopped at q station,
with the cabo0se illst opposite the de.
pot. The conductor cot orders to move
his train to the next station. which
was just five miles distant. He gave
the. engineer the signal to move, which
over the train TO the engine and got
there just as the locomotive reached
the station, where he got off, The
question is. how far did he walk, or
] how far did he ride, or did he ride at
all? Will some pedagogue who holds
a second-class certificate please answer,
and come to this office and get chro-
mo.-IadustriM School Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23
For Ricketts,, Marasmus and Wasting
Disorders of Children.

Scott's Emulsion of pure Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites is unequalled.
The rapidity with which children gain
flesh and strength upon it is very Won
derful. Read the following: II have
used Scott's Emulsion in cases of Rick
cts and Marasmus of long standing, and
have been more than pleased with the
results, as in every case the improve
ments was marked" ."-J. M. MAIN, M.
D., New York. limo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23
We Tell You Plainly

that Simmons Liver Regulator will rid
you of dyspepsia, headache, constipa-
ton and biliousness. 1t will break up
chills and fever and prevent their re.
turn, and is complete antidote for all
malarial poison-yet entirely free from
quinine or calomel. Try it, and you
will be astonished at the good results
of the genuine Simmons Liver Regu-
lator, prepared by J. HI. Zeilin q Co.
.MAk'- y .-N>s ~, N M mo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

The editor of the Muddy Fork (Ark. }
Bugle says: 1T is our intention to
make the Bagle the great literary and
political journal of the west, which we
can not do as long as we have to print
our paper on hand press turned by
our wife, as we do now.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

Mrs. Langtry will pass the summer
in the Yosemite valley.
The Journal does not vouch for the
story, but it is said that q gentleman
of Boston, who has a dog in bingham,
had him brought to a telephone in the
latter place, and when his master in
Boston called him, the dog went wild
with delight. @ Gig. ..T
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

Several Salt Lake people. widely vary
ing in social standing. have been af-
fectea by the recent strike in tho COM
stock lode. which caused boom in
stocks A hotel cook is able now to re-
tire on $4,000. and u man who has
walked the streets with well ventilated
clothing can now call S2o,0o0 his own
Coaching is no longer the proper
thing in England.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-23

The Viennese statistician has been
ct work, and computes that Liszt's
compositions number 1,122.
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
An Unwritten Bit Of French History

Lord Houghton has been thrown
with Prosper Merimce. who was resid-
ing with the imperial household at the
Villa Eugene. at Biarrit5, and com.
menting upon life at the villa, he said
Merimee had told him that there were
no books there. nor any oue who would
have cover read a book If there had
been. The Emperor had been taken
very i'll the night after his visit to the
Magenta, and as many al three hot
baths q day had been prescribed fol
him. This desperate treatment Lord
Houghton told me had been accom-
panied by equally heroic political
measures. In anticipation of . fatal
termination of his illness. q commits.
sion.had been made out and placed;:in
Che hands Of 'Fleury, who, was 10 st.
tendance upon the eourt, appointing
him Minister of War, so that in case
of the Emperor's death Fleury could
have control Of the army. before the
event would be- permitted to transpira
in Paris, and tho Empress was to be
proclaimed Regent simultaneously
with the announcement Of her widow
hood. As q curious confirmation OF
this story, not q single member. of the
cabinet WAS at Biartitz. Even Fould.
the Minister of Finance, was not sent
for, though he was 1t his country place
it Tsrbes, 8 comparatively short ride
from Biarritz. How fortunate for tho
Emperor had this proven to bo his last
illness!-Hon. John Bige!oso, IN Har-
peT's Monthly for MoVenaber.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
Rha We watching BIZ.

St wss in Ike gallery Of tho house.
The Legislature was in session and the
railroad bill was up for discussion.
Two old country ladies edged down.
and alter much wriggling got seats.
One was stout and prim. There was q
look of defiance in her palo eyes.
Every feature seemed to be on the
offensive. Without speaking a word,
she seemed to say from head to foot:
Eyes. l am here. and l have never
been here before. Now, what have
you got to say about itp"
Tho other was long and angular.
She seemed to move in the magic circle
OF tho visible authority exercised BY
her companion. There was q meek.
accommodating look in her tired
brown eyes. and the althea snuff stick
thrust between her lips barely quiv-
cred, she chewed so gently upon it.
She did not gaze about her much. but
hxed her eyes upon the thtong Of legis-
lators below. Her faded shawl droop.
ed back, revealing q faded calico dress,
and q battered reticule Of ancient date
was clasped in her hand. "Lah; SAL"
she suddenly exclaimed in q whisper.
"f thar amt our Bin down tharl"
"And why not7" said the print lady
aloud: twisting around and facitg the
people on the other side. civilian
Toddlekins was elected ter speak for
Snapdoodle county" A doken pairs
OF eyes were fixed upon her. ,Sh6 IT,
iterated: II say, why noti Wiiliah
Ioddlekin5 was elected to speak for
Snapaoodle county. Why shouldn't
he be hereP" The faded woman went
down into hor sachel for another dip;
and said:
"But who'd ct tho't Bin Toddlekins
would ever or got in the Legislature.
What's, he goinf to do. ahyho1P"
"Do7 Why. gracious alive, Mrs.
road men fits" Again the prirh lady
faced the surrounding company and
bobbed her head detiantly.
"What'uz Bill Know bout rail-
roadsp" asked the failed lady, putting
the cover back on her snuE-box and
closing her Sachel without even q snap.
LAS time l saw i'm he couldn't drive
q steer round the postofice corner.
Bet he couldn't 60 round a railroad
bend now an find his way back"
Further conversation was shut of,
for just then Bill rose to his feet, and
combing his name more or less grace.
fully with his left hand, sailed into
the railroads." He stamped. he ravved.
he invoked the constitution, be fosmed
over 'inallenable rights" and moauod
when he spoke Of an oppressed and
d~owntr9dden people. And every time
his good right arm sawed the air, tn.
prim lady bounced around and gazec
defiantly upon the. assembled com
pany. But tho faded lady merely
chewed upon hor althea mop and sail
nothing. She was watching Bill
atlanta Goa. Cor. Macon Telegraph
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
Mr.. Beecher on Cooking.

At a concert given for the benefit Of
tho Working Girls Society: Mr.. Beech.
er. after describing the object of the
society to be the education Of the
working girls in useful branches Of
knowledge. such 81 dress-making.
cooking, type-writing, millinery, etc.
said: "Of dress-making, there is no
need for me to speak. It comes by
nature. But cooking: Ii all the ef-
forts that are being made known to
economize and lift up the ignorant and
the working classes of the community
there are, great many, fundamental
elements that must enter in. But the
u neglected element of economy is
cooking. It is astonishing to think
what sort of things we have. to eat,
and in what condition. 1consider the
kitchen as being the DEVILS own or
ganized kingdom against the kingdom
of health in the. human family. The
want Of economy springing from the
want of knowledge; the. gross food.
the greasy food; the want Of delicacy
and Of regard for the finer. elements Of
health and life-it is amazing. it 10
piteous, it is heathenish. The heath
ems live better. than we do oftentimea
in that regard, We do not. want any
French morality, but We. should like
some French .c%uisine--the art Of ono
onion to make q dozen soups, every
one Of q different. flavor; tho !. art Of
rendering tho poorest meat and the
cheapest, such as, are within the reach
OF all, into such tasteful and relishful
dishes as shall perfectly satisfy the
men that gorge themselves with pork
and rude beef and all that; and to
teach young women how to wisely and
economically and d~elicately to cook as
to lay q foundation. under, their future
married life that will avail very much.
l would not hold back any moral or
religious element, but the kitchen has
great deal to do with grace in civil
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11

Just 100 years ago tho famous Cen
eral Ogletborpe. founder of Georgia,
died at his English home in Essex. He
once said to John Wesley. equally cele-
brated rs the founder Of methodism:
II never forgive" Then l hope you
never SIM" replied Wesley.
Alfred Cobb, seventy-seven years
old, of East Desrfieid, Mass. has re-.
ouested that when he dies his body be
taken to his tobacco barr. and there
kept for three days, when it pc taken
to . hill near his house, saturated with
kerosene and burned. He is, Of sound
mind, and is . strong advocate OF
cremation.
Cycling is giving, to, the present
generation of England > remarkable
knowledge Of their OWE country.
WHICH railroads were causing them to
lose, and has infused fresh. LIE into
many ounce famous inns on the Old post
roads. The most bopulas cycling
ersuna j. the (, eas, Bath rodd; and
: q. 5-.sue1sIy g $50 mics and back,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
Possible Origin or the Phrase.

A number Of correspondents have
written to number Of newspaper
lately, inguiring about the origin OF
used in the political discussions Of the
present day. We know OF no. better
explanation than that given BY Roscoe
Conkl,ng in a speech made in New
York September II, 1850. Referring
a relief to remember that this phrase,
with the thing it means, is no inven-
ton Il our politics. + dates back to
Scotland three c%enturies ago. After 3
massacre in Glenfruin, not 80 savage
as has stained our anins1s. 22o widows
rode on white palfreys to; Stirling
Tower, bearing each on a"spear her
husbands bloody SHIFT Tho appeal
walked Scotland's ~slum6eridg sword
and oiutlawry and the block made the
name Of Hlenfruin terrible to yictori.
u Clan Alpine, oven to the thirdyand
folrth rcn-r",inNs."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
siNcs Worsh a Cers.sg

1hsy are telling a gooa s,or, ;,
sa-aes t1ooa around the cluos. Some
asn1e ago q giohe-tro,ter nom Wales.
s S..' M eye to business. sought admis-
, o TO the Selby refinery, at Vallejo
junction, that he might learn a point
or TWO on ore refining. He was po-
,tely toid by the superintendent that
he could not come in.
Cant como in, eh?" said the WIS.,
itor. "Iu see about that. I'll get an
That won't make any difference;
you couldn't even get in on q writ Of
habeas corpus"
A few days later the searcher after
knowledge presented himself at the
works with q request from James
Flood that he be shown around. The
superintendent looked at the order and
handed it back %remarking. "That sig
nature is worth millions on some kinds
OF paper, but it amt worth q cent
here"
TN have you discharged for this"
said the visitor, and patiently the su.
Perintendent waited for his discharge.
It came not, but a few weeks afterwsrd
Flood and Mackay came up together /
inspect the works; and the superin,
tendent had to show them around. As
they walked around Msckey complain.
ed bitterly of the number of orders
Flood gave to visitors to see the mines,
saying that they interfered With thu
work and were q nuisan ".
Cant be helped" replied Flood
.! cant refuse permits 70 gentlemen
who do business with u.s."
Well. it's got to be stopped" sait
Maokay.
IF you don't want 'em down til,
miue;;" said Flood, with q smile, .'why
don't you do as our friend, the super
intendent; herei Tell 'em that Flood
order amt worth q cent"
Ibid he do that?' said Mackay; al.
for ten niht1tes he gszed admiringly a
the blue shirted hero, who had declih
cd to receive his partners paper-sa,
francisco Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
The Truman and Joslyn Feud.

Farmer Truman, of Kentucky. was
uR. an. apple tree the other day. hand
picking . choice lot Of, seak-no-fnrthers,,
when along came Farmer JoslJn. A.
Farmer Joslyn had a. shotgun with
him, q CARELESS observer might have
reasoned that he was out cunning for
quail. There was nothing Of the care.
less observer about Farmer Truman.
however. He didn't tumble from the
tree right away, but he did tumble. to
Farmer Joslyn's GRAND, and. he halted
In his picking and called out:
"After me, chip.
"Jist so, naybur!" ..
well, ] was sort o expecting you,
but not, quite 30 early. Is this tho
same old. feud-the one starting over q
fence forty-elght years agop"
Eyes, the same old thing which. has
caused the deaths of three Trumans
and, four Joslyns." 3.
20. l didn't know but something
now had come up Say, naybur, I'll
be,down in just a. mint"
II know you will. and you'll prob
ably come head fust! I've. come over
| this morning to shoot another Tru-
man, and kinder wen up,.numbers."
"But I amt armed. My shotgun is
in the. house,.
That's ali the better fur nc. nay
burr
..But you'll give me a few minutes
in which to say my prayerse"
10, as to that. i! don't mind lowing
you three or four minits, though I'm in
= hurry to git back home aud 60 to
cutting corn. 20 ahead, naybur."
Farmer Truman settled himself in a
crotch: and seemed to be praying,
while Farmer Joslyn kept an eye on
him and impatiently waited to catch
the concluding canon" He was IN
this state of mind when a hole about
Is largo as his arm was bored through
him from back to 'front.' and q boy Of
IA cams running up and called out:
Pop! are you up theref"
"Yes2my sor."
II saw be had the bulge on you, and
/ got the,gun and dropped him".
Right. my boy. That's what l was
"ao% many 5oslyns does this
."Five. ,We've only two more to xii
of to weed out the lot" !"
"Well, I'LL tell one 81. the niggers' +
70 over and'see II the family want sh'
Body. Gocd-by. pa. l shall be lst'
to school,
:"Good-by; my son. Always striv'
to DO q good boy if you want success
in ljfe."--M Y.s.Snn.